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Drinking Patterns and Their Definitions
The number of drinks a person consumes and the rate at which he or she consumes them influence how much alcohol enters the brain and how impaired that person becomes. Many people are surprised to learn what counts as a drink. The amount of liquid in one’s glass, can, or bottle does not necessarily match up to how much alcohol is in the drink. To facilitate research and clinical care and to help...
NIAAA's College Alcohol Intervention Matrix
NIH’s Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study (ABCD Study)
Adolescence is the stage of life during which most people begin using alcohol, and it is also a time of considerable social, psychological, and physiological change. The brain, particularly the frontal cortex, continues to develop throughout adolescence and does not fully mature until early adulthood. Adolescent alcohol exposure can impair brain development, compromise short- and long-term...
Alcohol Use Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury
Common Biological Mechanisms of Alcohol Use Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Alcohol’s Effects on the Cardiovascular System
Alcohol’s Effects on the Brain: Neuroimaging Results in Humans and Animal Models